It had been beyond tiring answering the shapeshifters near endless questions. Now all Harry wanted to to was sleep for the next 12 hours. However, as he had stated previously, there were wards to complete. This latest attack only made his urgency all the greater.
With his wand out of the equation Harry was left with runes and talismans. While talismans were easily created they were at best a temporary measure. Runes on the other hand were more powerful but took time to carve. Every doorway, every window had to be carved in intricate detail. One mistake would cause the whole thing to fail. This was one of the main reasons Harry choose a small house, less space to cover. Well, that and the fact that a smaller house is by itself more naturally inconspicuous.
Slicing a cut in his hand, Harry drew the last and least detailed rune, Algiz, in blood. With a whispered, "Protejați acest loc" he felt a wave of power explode outward, forming a solid azure barrier before flickering out of existance. At least, to the natural eye. Harry could still feel it's thrum of power tickling his senses.
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With the wards finished Harry allowed himself a brief moment of relaxation before calling the twins. The minute their heads popped up in the flames Harry demanded to know what was going on in the ministry.
"Calm down Harry," one pleaded.
"Calm down?! I almost died. Again! What the hell happened?"
"We don't-"
"-know for sure. Dad hasn't-"
"-heard a thing. The attack must have been done in secret".
"Or not been the instigated by the ministry".
"It's not like-"
"-you don't have enough enemies".
"I suppose," Harry sighed. "Well, at least the wards are up now, I should be fine for a while".
"Keep a-"
"-sharp lookout Harry".
"You never know who's watching"
Harry strongly suspected they left those parting words with the sole purpose of creeping him out.
Meaning: Protejați acest loc
Romanian for 'protect this place'. According to Google translate which could be wrong. Please correct me if that's the case, I am certainly no expert on Romanian.
I choose this language because I like the sound of it and it's very old. I don't think witchcraft would be based of a relatively "new" language as most of them are Latin based in the books. That said, I don't like Latin so in my story rune work uses a different language than spells.